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July 15, 2016 |by Switchstance|Comments Off on October 2013 – Lyons Den race night raises over £5,000 for The Children’s Hospital Charity|Uncategorized

Sheffield based Lyons Den Networking Group has raised £5,080 for The Children’s Hospital Charity as part of the Mistress Cutlers Challenge. The networking group held a race night at Owlerton Stadium in July which was attended by 120 of South Yorkshire’s leading business leaders. The money was raised by the sponsoring of fifteen races and the imposition of a 100% tax on all winnings! Millgate Connect generously donated at Planet X mountain bike which was raffled off on the night and also at the Lyons Den event in September. The event was attended by the Master and Mistress Cutler who both had a keen eye for several winning greyhounds!

The Race Sponsors’ held a social event in September kindly hosted by Sheffield Brewery.

Group co-founder Alan Lyons said “We have now raised around £14,500 in the last three years we have run the race night at Owlerton Stadium to support the Master Cutlers’ Challenge. The money raised this year was greater than our expectations and we are delighted to have supported such a worthwhile cause which helps so many families during difficult times. We are thankful of the continued support of business leaders and our race sponsors that have made this possible.”

Sheffield based Lyons Den Networking Group has raised £5,397.69 for Cavendish Cancer Care as part of the Master Cutlers Challenge. The networking group held a race night at Owlerton Stadium in July which was attended by 185 of South Yorkshire’s leading business people. The money was raised from the sponsoring of all fifteen races and an imposition of a 100% tax on all winnings! Admiral Managed Networks generously donated for auction tickets for match day hospitality at an Arsenal home match. The event was attended by the Master Cutler and her husband Doug Liversidge who both had an eye for several successful greyhounds!

Group co-founder Alan Lyons said “This is the second year we have run our charity event at the Owlerton Stadium to support the Master Cutlers’ Challenge. The money raised this year was greater than our expectations and we are delighted to have supported such a worthwhile cause.”